The UI Museum of Arts collection in the IMU will open to Iowa City’s general public today during its regular Tuesday hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will be available for viewing through the rest of the...

Jay-Z: The Blueprint 3 Jay-Z’s latest, The Blueprint 3, doesn’t exactly break new hip-hop ground. Jay-Z (a.k.a. Mr. Carter, a.k.a Hova, a.k.a. Beyoncé’s boo) drops the same bombs he has on every...

Nothing goes right Vivian Girls: Everything Goes Wrong Vivian Girls is a pioneer of the recent ‘nu riot grrl’ indie trend. The members of the all-female rock band may not boast the same feminist...

Along with competing with gamers around the world, one of the best parts of the Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network services is the ability to download game demos at no extra cost. No longer do players have...

Architecture has meaning outside of its function — a well-designed building becomes a space that leaves the beholder a personal and psychological impression. In particular, governmental institutions...

There is a long-standing misconception about art galleries that implies it takes a certain snobby, pretentious, elitist individual to fully appreciate artwork. Devon Wootten, a doctoral candidate and co-curator...

Playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Marius Ivaskevicius said he sees himself as a storyteller before anything else. “I don’t think about my position as a writer,” he said. “I don’t really...

Have you ever wanted to just pack up and leave, and start a new life? Owen McCabe (Paul Schneider), a down on his luck ghostwriter of pseudo-celebrity autobiographies, does just that in How to Lose Your...

Reality TV newcomer Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein’s alleged suicide and a TLC family announcing another child — it’s been an interesting week. Death of a Disc Jockey Goldstein’s Aug. 8 alleged suicide...

Though the two members of Experimental Dental School may have grown up on opposite sides of the world, their common musical interests brought them together with one goal in mind — to break any musical...

To capitalize on the growing Hawkeye spirit in the community, the UI will host two festivals. Tonight’s Hawkapalooza bash features a free concert by Grammy-nominated rapper Lupe Fiasco, and Friday’s...

Chicago knows a superstar or two — Michael Jordan, the first lady of chat, Oprah, and, of course, President Obama. And, as it turns out, Lupe Fiasco. The Grammy-award-winning hip-hop artist will perform...